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Masked ICE Agents Take Ojai Man, Witness Says

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Andra Belknap
Jul 10, 2025
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Readers — I wanted to share this story with you as soon as possible:

Ojai Valley resident Allison Stillman was walking her dog along Maricopa Highway yesterday morning (Wednesday, July 9th) toward Nordhoff High School. It was approximately 7 a.m. when she saw a familiar middle-aged Latino man carrying a jug of water — they passed each other and shared a greeting.

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Then, she heard two cars pull up behind her. “I turned around and I'd say maybe it was like 45 seconds after we passed each other,” Stillman said.

“By the time I turned around and saw it, [two men] were pushing him into the car, and I ran up to the car to try and intervene.” She didn’t hear any words exchanged.

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